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Hotel Alexander

3.0 star property

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Guest rooms offer a view of the bustling street below, with shops and buildings visible from the window.
Experience the charm of this European town's vibrant streets, where Hotel Alpenhof and Nature First café come alive.
Enjoy a comfortable meal in our stylish restaurant with a cozy seating area, cushioned bench, and individual tables.
Welcome to our hotel lobby, featuring a reception desk, staircase, and large screen display.
Explore the historic cityscape mural in our hotel's serene corridors.

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping

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Niederdorfstrasse 40, Zürich, ZH, 8001
  • ETH Zurich
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Bahnhofstrasse
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Swiss National Museum
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Zürich (ZRH)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

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Single Room

Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double Room

Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Small Double Queen Room

Small Double Queen Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Room, Non Smoking

Family Room, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Zürich

Hotel Alexander is centrally located in Zürich, a 5-minute walk from Bahnhofstrasse and 6 minutes by foot from ETH Zurich. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Kunsthaus Zurich and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Swiss National Museum.

What's nearby

  • ETH Zurich - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Bahnhofstrasse - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Swiss National Museum - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Kunsthaus Zurich - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Zoo Zurich - 5 min drive - 3.1 km

Getting around

  • Rudolf-Brun-Brucke Station - 2 min walk
  • Zürich Limmatquai Station - 3 min walk
  • Zurich Airport (ZRH) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Grande Café & Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Alexi's Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Marea - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪AmRank - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Raclette Stube - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Alexander

Riverwalk hotel with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Hotel Alexander offers 41 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature free minibar items and minibars. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 32-inch LED televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and hair dryers.

This Zürich hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include safes and complimentary bottled water. Hypo-allergenic bedding, irons/ironing boards, and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 41 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Your bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Offsite parking; reservations required
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Parking on site (CHF 30 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Things to do

  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • On a river
  • Vegetable garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Annual offsets purchased for at least 10% of carbon footprint
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Built in 1974
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Local artist showcase
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally-owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reception hall
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Free stocked minibar
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Electrical adapters
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 3.50 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: CHF 32 per person
  • Self parking fee: CHF 30.00 per night (in/out privileges)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Parking height restrictions apply

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Switzerland. This property is rated 3 stars.

Property is also known as

Hotel Alexander Zürich
Hotel Alexander Zurich
Alexander Zurich
Alexander Zürich
Alexander Hotel zürich
Hotel Alexander Hotel
Hotel Alexander Zürich
Hotel Alexander Hotel Zürich

Hotel Alexander Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 370 out of 630 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 200 out of 630 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 630 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 630 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 630 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Matched the higher end hotels.

The hotel was more affordable than the other hotels we stayed at however it matched in comfort and convenience. Very good service.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is quite basic but has everything that we needed during our short visit. The location is very ideal especially for doing a lot of day trips to other places.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Robert, Maple Shade

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
Average property but not worth the price. Shower head didn’t work majority of the time, air conditioning doesn’t blow any cool air, and the beds are as hard as a rock. The only redeeming quality is the location. Will not be staying at this location again with the many other options in the same area.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Teri

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is located in the old town section of Zurich, surrounded by restaurants and shops. If you have a car then you need to reserve a space ahead of time, for a fee, if spot is available. Otherwise, you have to locate a parking lot, for a fee.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Claudia, Miami

Travelled with family and small children
The hotel is centrally located in a very walkable area with shopping & dining options. Central train station nearby. It is a basic hotel. It was clean & safe. Air conditioning was not working during our visit in March which is fine if you open the windows. The issue is that the noise from the bars, restaurants & cars won't let you sleep with the windows open. Breakfast was basic & satisfactory. I found it pricey for what it was, but everything is Zurich is expensive. Overall, clean, central, convient hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable hotel! Clean with a great location in Old Town near the train and bus station! Staff was very helpful! Nice breakfast buffet! Would definitely recommend!!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Reuben

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Sandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice hotel, with a good breakfast. Central to transportation and walkable.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

jorge, orlando

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
could not ask for a better location for exploring zurich. absolutley great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darlene

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service and location.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This would have to be the worst hotel I've ever stayed in. The 2 rooms we booked for 2 nights were not the rooms that were allocated to us. We were allocated rooms that would normally fit a single bed. Our rooms had a queen bed shoved up against a wall with only one table lamp attached to a desk area and no bedside tables. When we spoke to the receptionist, Laura, to discuss our concerns about the rooms we had booked, we were met with a very defensive and aggressive response from her advising us that the rooms were in their category and that we needed to do better research because the rooms advertised on Expedia were not their rooms. When I checked the hotel's website the rooms we booked were the same as the rooms advertised on the Expedia website. Laura's excuse for putting us in these youth hostel, dorm style rooms was that it was the same category. We're we eventually moved to a room consistent with the advertised room, and our booking, for our second night but they could not or would not move the other couple we were travelling with. This hotel is deceitful, untrustworthy and I would not recommend staying at this hotel under any circumstances. The treatment we received ruined our Zurich experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pablo

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice boutique hotel located between Soho and Covent Garden areas. Spacious rooms, clean and friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect Location in Zurich!

Hotel Alexander is the most perfect hotel for a short stay in Zurich. Less than 10 mins walk from the main train station and right in the heart of the old town so perfect for exploring if you have limited time in Zurich as part of a larger trip. Super friendly and helpful staff. I was worried this might be a bit basic from the photos on the booking site, but needn't have worried, it was extremely clean, comfortable and a perfect base. Best pillow I had on the whole trip and also the best scrambled eggs I had all trip! Would definitely recommend and will definately come back again next time I'm in Zurich. Thanks for a lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Tracia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Parking is an adventure. Expecting to find parking at the hotel, I circled the block a few times trying to figure out what I was overlooking. I finally found somewhere to park and walk to the hotel. The staff was very nice, but I was instructed to pull in front of the hotel to unload our bags, then someone would show us where to park. The lady who rode with me and took me to the garage with the elevator I had to drive into was very nice. The man who took me back to get my car at the end of my stay was not particularly friendly, nor was he patient as I tried to drive a rental car I wasn’t exceedingly familiar with, into an elevator that felt like it barely fit. The hotel itself was nice though and in a good location.

10/10 Excellent

Tomasz

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s close to lot of attractions, extremely walkable, nice staff, great breakfast
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Babak

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Jock

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel right in the heart of Zurich. We were spoilt with restaurant options as well as an easy walk to the train station.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024